Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,353, William Flowers, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Flowers, William
S 34353
CONTENTS

9782 New Jersey.
William Glowers
of Bloomfield in the state of N. Jersey who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Dayton of the N. Jersey line, for the term of three years
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 20 of April, 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 24 th of Apr. 1819 and sent to M m J. Pennington Secy of War, N. J.
Arrears to 4th of Mar. 1819. 10m. 11/12 83. 96 Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 th Sep. 1819.  48. 00
$131:96
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
Postpone part of 21 Sep 1820 New Arb. No.

William Flowers
9782
Bloomfield
Constance
Oct 19
Oct 19

At a Special District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District holden at New Ark in Essex County, in said District.
PRESENT the Honorable William S. Pennington
District of New Jersey ss. Be it Remembered, That on the Thirteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District — in open court, the said court being a court of record for the District of New Jersey holden at New Ark in said County of Essex — William Flomer aged fifty, nine years, resident in Bloomfield Township in Essex County aforesaid — who being first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows:
That he enlisted in Captain Thomas Pearson's company, in the 4 th Jersey Regiment commanded by Col: Martin in the Jersey line That the 4 th Regiment was reduced & he was placed into Capt: Dayton's company, in the 3 d Regiment in said Jersey line — That Capt: Pearson enlisted the company & the company was placed under the command of he thinks Capt: Rolla — he however forgets his name — That he served all the War
and that his original declaration is dated the Twentieth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen and that his pension certificate is No. 9782.

AND I do solemnly swear — that I was a — that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit: No real Estate —
Personal estate — 1. Bed & bedding 2 Pots & tea Kettle: 1 Fork & 1 Ash shovel 2 Axes 1. Broad hoe 1 Gun 1 Chest no income whatever — This is all the property he has except necessary clothing. That he is a laboring man That he is infirm & unable to work. That he has a wife named Riche aged fifty eight years that she is sickly unable to work, one son named William aged 21. years able to get his own living but of no property Sworn to and declared before me July 13. th 1820 William S. Pennington his William X mark R.

I, William Pennycuick Clerk of the District Court of the United States for the New Jersey District Do hereby certify, That the foregoing order - and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Fifteen Dollars
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this 27 th day of July 182 8 .
Wm Pennycuick

William Flower's
Declaration Private
Col Martin, afterwards in Drayton's Regt.
New Jersey line
1776-3 years.
April 20. 1818.
The Judges certificate of "reduced circumstances in life" wanting
1777- to 80. Col Martins
Adm c
Private Pension Office April 20. 1818.

District of New Jersey ss.
On this twentieth day of April A.D. 1878 before me the subscriber district Judge of the United States in & for the said dis- trict personally appears William Flowers aged fifty seven years resident in Bloom- field in the County of Essex in the said district who being by me first duly sworn accor- ding to law doth on his oath make the fol- lowing declaration in order to obtain the pro- vision made by the late act of Congress en- titled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" that he the said William Flowers enlisted in the Township of Newark in the County of Essex in the State of New Jersey on in the fall of the company commanded by Captain to year 1776 in the company commanded by Captain Seth Johnson in the third or fourth Jersey Regiment but he thinks in the fourth regiment commanded by Colonel Martin. and on the new arrangement of the army he was put in Captain Jonathan Dayton's company in the third regiment com- manded by Colonel Elias Dayton on the continental establishment. that he en- listed for three years. and that he continued to serve in the said corps for three years and upwards until the expiration of his enlistment and was then discharged he does not recollect whether he had a written discharge or not. that he was in the battles of Springfield and Trenton

Forms in New Jersey, that he was in the expedition against the Indians under General Sullivan. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services -
William X Flowers mark
Made and sworn to before me this day and year first above written William Pennington District Judge
I William Pennington district Judge of the United States in for the district of New Jersey do hereby certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Flowers did serve in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy. and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me to the secretary for the department of war pursuant to the directions of the above mentioned act of congress
William Pennington District Judge
24 th April 1818
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey
Do hereby certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William J. Pennington Esq e Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
In witness my hand and the Seal of the said District Court, at New Ark this twenty fourth day of April A.D. 1818.
Wm Pennington

I William Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District, do hereby certify that from the test imony of two respectable witnesses examined by me under oath I am satisfied that William Flowers the before named appli- cant is in innocent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support
Newark 14 th April 1819.
William Pennington District Judge

34353
Rev INVALID
File No. 34353
William Flowers
Rev Rev Ind
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index:—Vol. 2 , Page 147
[Arrangement of 1870.]

William H. Loder
Payable semi-annually. The first payment on this Certificate will be made on the 4th of September next, in Trenton, by the President of the Trenton Banking Company.
34,853
Recorded

War Department.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I CERTIFY that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 1118 States, of the 18th of March, 1818,
William Flowers ————— late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New Jersey ————— Agency, at the rate of Eight dollars per month, to com- mence on the twentieth day of April , one thousand eight hundred and eighteen .
GIVEN at the War Office of the United States, this twenty fourth day of April , one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. C. Calhoun
Secretary of War.

Sept 16. 1819. To and from Sept 4 1819 May 11. 1820 Paid to March 4. 1820 Mar 29. 1821 To and from March 4. 1821 Apr 3. 1822 Paid to Mar 4. 1822 Apr 26. 1822 Do to Apr 4. 1822 Apr 10. 1823 Do to Mar 4. 1823 Oct 9. 1823 Do to Sept 4. 1823 Apr 1. 1824 Do to Mar 4. 1824 Oct 19 1824 To and from Sept 4. 1824 Mar 30. 1825 Do to Mar 4. 1825 Sept 12. 1825 Do to Sept 4. 1825 Apr 14. 1826 Do to Mar 4. 1826 Sept 6. 1826 Do to Sept 4. 1826 March 22 1827 Paid to March 4. 1827 Oct 16. 1827 Do to Sept 4. 1827 Mar 20. 1828 Do to Mar 4. 1828 Sept 23 1828 Do to Sept 4. 1828 Mar 14. 1829 Do to Mar 4. 1829 Sept 16. 1829 Do to Sept 4. 1829 Mar 30. 1830 Do to Mar 4. 1830 Sept 9. 1830 Do to Sept 4. 1830
9788 2816
March 8. 1831 Paid to Mar 4. 1831 Sept 10. 1831 Do to Sept 4. 1831 March 16. 1832 Do to Mar 4. 1832 Sept 15. 1832 Do to Sept 4. 1832 Oct 25. 1833 Do to Oct 4. 1833 Mar 14. 1834 Do to Mar 4. 1834 Sept 25. 1834 Do to Sept 4. 1834 Mar 12. 1834 Paid to Mar 4. 1835 Sept 16. 1835 Paid to Sept 4. 1835 Mar 8. 1836 Paid to Mar 4. 1836 Sept 23. 1836 Paid to Sept 4. 1836 Paid to Mar 4. 1837